Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,190, Michael Ferrick, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Ferrick, Michael
S. 42,190
CONTENTS
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12 518
Pennsylvania
Michael Ferrick
of Philad a Co y . in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private Penn in the regiment commanded by Colonel Houszger of the German Reg t . time, for the term of the war.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of July 1819, and sent to the Applicant, N o . 104 Walnut St. Phil a .
Appears to 4th of Portion of Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 6 3 / 30 40. 00 $48.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Philadelphia Co y .

Michael Ferreck private Colonel Houspegger's Regt. 1779- 1781 war
Roll - 30 th April 1819.
Michael Ferreck No. Gen. Regt. 1776.
Admitted.

Penns. ss
Be it remembered that on this 30 th day of April 1819. Before me the said Thomas Duncan one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania personally appeared Henry Maag who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Michael Ferrick aforesaid that he has known him about forty three years, that the said Michael Ferrick was regularly enlisted in Capt. Burketts Company in the German Regiment in 1776 at Philadelphia, for during the war, which regiment was at first under Col. Hoosaker, as stated by said Michael, that the said Michael served in the war of the Revolution against Great Britain, more than four years, that this deponent was a Sergeant in the same company in which said Michael enlisted this deponent was afterwards promoted to an Ensign in the same German Regiment & has received his pension certificate, that the said Michael is infirm & very poor & stands in need of assistance from his country for support, and is a resident citizen of Pennsylvania.
Henry Maag
Sworn & subscribed before me this 30 th April 1819. (M rs . Duncan)
I, Thomas Duncan, judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Michael Ferrick did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that the said Michael stands in need of assistance from his country for support, & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. April 30 th 1819.
(M rs . Duncan)

Eastern District of Pennsylvania 81
Isaac Franks, Esq. Prothono- tary of the Supreme Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania do certify that Thomas Duncan Esquire, before whom the within & annexed affidavits and attestation were made and who has thereto sub- scribed his name was at the time of so doing & still is an associate Judge of the said Supreme Court duly Commissioned & qualified to all whose acts as such full faith & credit is and ought to be in as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & official seal of said court at Philadelphia this thirtieth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and nineteen,
Isaac Franks Esq. Prothonotary

United States of North America.
State of Pennsylvania
ss.
Be it remembered that on this last fourth day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred Nineteen (1819). Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania
came Michael Ferrick of Philadelphia County, in the State of Pennsylvania, Who being by me duly sworn according to law on his Solemn oath declareth & saith, (in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that the said Michael Ferrick regularly enlisted in the City of Philadelphia, in the Company of Capt. Burkett, in the German Regiment, commanded by Colonel Hoosacker (afterwards commanded by Col. Wetmore) of the Pennsylvania Line under General Muhlenberg, on or about July or August A.D. Seventeen Hundred Seventy Six (1776) that he continued to serve as a private, in the said Corps in the service of the U. States, ( & for the last part of the time the Corps was under Capt. Boyer after Capt. Burkett was promoted to be Major) from the time of his enlistment, to the time of his discharge which was signed by Genl. Wayne, some time in January A.D. Seven Hundred Eighty One, at Trenton , N. Jersey where he was honourably discharged from the service of the U. States that he was in the Battles of Trenton N. Jersey, - of Trenton, again Brandywine - Germantown, Princeton & Monmouth, (N. Jersey.) that the said Michael is poor & in very reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support & is a resident citizen of the U. States & has no other evidence than what is annexed
Sworn to & declared before me the said fourth day of April A.D. 1819.
Thos. Duncan } Michael Ferrick his mark

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File No. 42, 190 Michael Herrick Pri Rev
Act: 18 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]